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ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2023

Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Vanessa De Rubeis, Andrea Gonzalez, Margaret de Groh, Ying Jiang, Urun Erbas Oz, Jean-Eric Tarride, Nicole E Basta, Susan Kirkland, Christina Wolfson, Lauren E Griffith and 3 more

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Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 15 institutions in 1 country.

Vanessa De RubeisDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Andrea GonzalezDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Margaret de GrohApplied Research Division, Center for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, K0A 0K9, Canada.
Ying JiangApplied Research Division, Center for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, K0A 0K9, Canada.
Urun Erbas OzDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Jean-Eric TarrideDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Nicole E BastaDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A2, Canada.
Susan KirklandDepartment of Community Health & Epidemiology and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
Christina WolfsonDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A2, Canada.
Lauren E GriffithDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Parminder RainaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8107-3193
Laura N AndersonDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada. ln.anderson@mcmaster.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-6106-5073
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Team
Impact · CADalhousie University · CAMemorial University of Newfoundland · CAPublic Health Agency of Canada · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversité de Sherbrooke · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAMcGill University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAMcMaster University · CAPrograms for Assessment of Technology in Health Research Institute · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Victoria · CA

Funding

CIHR LSA 94473
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople with obesity are at increased risk of chronic stress, and this may have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are also associated with both obesity and stress, and may modify risk of stress among people with obesity. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the associations between obesity, ACEs, and stress during the pandemic, and to determine if the association between obesity and stress was modified by ACEs.

methodsA longitudinal study was conducted among adults aged 50-96 years (n = 23,972) from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Study. Obesity and ACEs were collected pre-pandemic (2015-2018), and stress was measured at COVID-19 Exit Survey (Sept-Dec 2020). We used logistic, Poisson, and negative binomial regression to estimate relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between obesity, ACEs, and stress outcomes during the pandemic. Interaction by ACEs was evaluated on the additive and multiplicative scales.

resultsPeople with obesity were more likely to experience an increase in overall stressors (class III obesity vs. healthy weight RR = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.12-1.27) as well as increased health related stressors (class III obesity vs. healthy weight RR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.12-1.39) but did not perceive the consequences of the pandemic as negative. ACEs were also associated an increase in overall stressors (4-8 ACEs vs. none RR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.33-1.44) and being more likely to perceive the pandemic as negative (4-8 ACEs vs. none RR = 1.32; 95% CI: 1.19-1.47). The association between obesity and stress was not modified by ACEs.

conclusionsIncreased stress during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed among people with obesity or ACEs. The long-term outcomes of stress during the pandemic need to be determined.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesCOVID-19AdultAgingCanadaHumansLongitudinal StudiesObesityPandemicsRisk Factors

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PMCPMC9868513
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